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McPeek Still Deciding Whether Swiss Skydiver Will Start In Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes

Trainer Ken McPeek has heard the news about Tiz the Law's connections deciding to skip the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes, but told the Daily Racing Form on Tuesday that he has not yet decided whether his stable's star filly, Kentucky Oaks runner-up Swiss Skydiver, will head to Pimlico.

“The filly has had a really good week,” McPeek told the Daily Racing Form. “There's no need to make any kind of decision just yet. Let's see how she works Saturday and we'll go from there.”

Swiss Skydiver, a 3-year-old daughter of Daredevil, first faced males earlier this summer in the G2 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. She finished second in the July 11 contest, beaten 3 1/2 lengths by fellow Preakness hopeful Art Collector. Since then, Swiss Skydiver posted a 3 1/2-length victory in the G1 Alabama and finished second in the Kentucky Oaks to Shedaresthedevil, beaten 1 1/2 lengths at Churchill.

McPeek said the filly will breeze at Churchill on Saturday, and expects to announce a final decision on Monday.

Other likely Preakness contenders include: Art Collector, Authentic, Mr. Big News, Pneumatic, Thousand Words, Liveyourbeastlife, and Jesus' Team. Potential entries include Mystic Guide, Dr Post, and Happy Saver.

Tiz the Law to Skip Preakness, Train Up to Breeders’ Cup

Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law (Constitution), runner-up in the GI Kentucky Derby, will bypass a run in the Oct. 3 GI Preakness S. and instead train up to the Nov. 7 GI Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, according to a statement from Sackatoga principal Jack Knowlton.

“Tiz the Law [is] officially skipping [the] Preakness,” Knowlton said on the Sackatoga Twitter account. “Disappointing that Tiz will not be able to run in the Preakness, [but] our primary interest is doing what’s right for the horse and in this case he’s not ready. We look forward to training him up to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.”

Last year’s GI Champagne S. winner, Tiz the Law went undefeated in his first four starts as a 3-year-old, capturing the GIII Holy Bull S., GI Curlin Florida Derby, GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S. Sent off as the shortest Kentucky Derby favorite in decades, the New York-bred hooked up with frontrunning Authentic (Into Mischief) at the top of the Churchill Downs stretch before eventually proving second best, beaten 1 1/4 lengths. It was the bay’s first defeat in over nine months. He had yet to return to the worktab since the Sept. 5 Derby.

Authentic is expected to run in the Preakness, along with scratched Derby second choice Art Collector (Bernardini), Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile), Pneumatic (Uncle Mo), Dr Post (Quality Road), Happy Saver (Super Saver), Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper), Mongolian Wind (Mucho Macho Man), Lebda (Raison d’Etat), Liveyourbeastlife (The Big Beast) and Jesus’ Team (Tapiture).

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Tiz The Law Out Of Preakness: ‘We Really Want To Go Into The Breeders’ Cup With A Fresh, Happy Horse’

Veteran trainer Barclay Tagg officially ruled Tiz the Law out of consideration for the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes this Tuesday, according to the Daily Racing Form's David Grening. The 3-year-old son of Constitution, second in the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, will instead wait for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on Nov. 7.

“Since we have no shot at winning the Triple Crown our big goal with this colt is of course the Breeders' Cup,” Tagg said. “We really want to go into the Breeders' Cup with a fresh, happy horse.”

The winner of the Florida Derby, Belmont Stakes, and the Travers Stakes this season, Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law was the heavy favorite to win the Run for the Roses on Sept. 5 but fell short to Haskell winner Authentic, beaten 1 1/4 lengths at the wire. Tiz the Law has not recorded a timed workout since the Kentucky Derby.

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‘We Expect A Big Effort’: Pneumatic Fires Bullet Toward Preakness

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Pneumatic continued his preparation for the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) on Oct. 3 with a five-furlong bullet work Monday morning in company in 1:00.85 over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga.

“On this track that's about as good as horses work,” said Scott Blasi, trainer Steve Asmussen's top assistant.

The homebred son of Uncle Mo returned to trainer Asmussen's barn at Saratoga Race Course following his 2¼-length victory in the Pegasus on Aug. 15 at Monmouth Park. He has worked four times over the training track and Blasi said the colt will breeze again before shipping to Pimlico Race Course on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Under exercise rider Angel Garcia, Pneumatic worked in tandem with his Winchell Thoroughbreds stablemate Callibrate, a 2-year-old maiden winner. They turned in fractional times of :12, :23.80, :36 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.

“It was a solid five-eighths. They were out well,” Blasi said. “He's trained really good since the Pegasus at Monmouth. Off that work we expect a big effort in the Preakness.”

Pneumatic did not start as a 2-year-old. He won his debut at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 15 and followed with an allowance victory at Oaklawn on April 11. Asmussen moved him into stakes company and he finished third in the Matt Winn (G3) on May 23 at Churchill Downs and fourth in the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 20.

“He's just been a late-maturing horse,” Blasi said. “This race being later in the year has allowed him to come along and come around at his own rate. It just seemed like a good spot after the race at Monmouth.”

Pneumatic is out of Teardrop by Tapit, a stakes-placed half-sister to Pyro, the G1 winning Winchell homebred trained by Asmussen.

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